{"id":15935,"date":"2020-10-30T20:31:54","date_gmt":"2020-10-30T20:31:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/?p=15935"},"modified":"2020-10-30T20:33:56","modified_gmt":"2020-10-30T20:33:56","slug":"moderators-town-hall-featuring-mark-devries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2020\/moderators-town-hall-featuring-mark-devries\/","title":{"rendered":"Moderator\u2019s Town Hall featuring Mark Devries is planned for Nov. 19"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\"><figure class=\"alignright size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"250\" height=\"336\" src=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/10\/MarkDeVries-250px.gif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15938\" \/><figcaption><em>Mark DeVries<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Annual Conference moderator Paul Mundey has announced plans for the next Moderator\u2019s Town Hall on Thursday, Nov. 19, at 7 p.m. (Eastern time). The featured resource person will be Mark DeVries, founder and president of Ministry Architects, a nationally acclaimed church resourcing organization. \u201cInnovative Ideas for a Hard Season\u201d will be the focus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Multiple factors press in on churches and their members during this difficult time. As a result, it is easy to become immobilized by the gravity of weighty issues and emotions. This event will share practical ideas for flourishing in a hard season, and for being adaptable and innovative despite the challenges. The event is applicable to clergy, laity, and congregations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>DeVries is a graduate of Baylor University and Princeton Theological Seminary. From 1986-2014, he was associate pastor for youth and their families at First Presbyterian Church in Nashville, Tenn. In addition to Ministry Architects, he has founded or co-founded Ministry Incubators, the Center for Youth Ministry, and Justice Industries. Since he began as a part-time consultant, he has worked with more than 1,000 congregations. He is the author of several books including Family-Based Youth Ministry, Sustainable Youth Ministry, and The Indispensable Youth Pastor (with Jeff Dunn-Rankin).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Register at <a href=\"http:\/\/tinyurl.com\/modtownhallnov2020\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"tinyurl.com\/modtownhallnov2020\">tinyurl.com\/modtownhallnov2020<\/a>. The event is limited to the first 500 registrants. Questions can be emailed to <a href=\"mailto:cobmoderatorstownhall@gmail.com\">cobmoderatorstownhall@gmail.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p>Find more Church of the Brethren news:<\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__list wp-block-latest-posts\"><li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2026\/new-interim-leadership-positions\/\">Madalyn Metzger and Rhonda Pittman Gingrich to serve in new interim positions with the Church of the Brethren<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2026\/global-church-of-the-brethren-communion-meets\/\">Global Church of the Brethren Communion meets in Spain<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2026\/grant-of-500000-to-church-supports-bdm\/\">Grant of $500,000 to the Church of the Brethren will support Brethren Disaster Ministries<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2026\/god-at-work-in-the-dr\/\">Discovering joys, challenges, and God at work with the churches in the Dominican Republic<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2026\/global-mission-executive-visits-burundi\/\">Global Mission executive visits Church of the Brethren in Burundi, meets with church leaders from Democratic Republic of Congo<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Annual Conference moderator Paul Mundey has announced plans for the next Moderator\u2019s Town Hall on Thursday, Nov. 19, at 7 p.m. (Eastern time). The featured resource person will be Mark DeVries, founder and president of Ministry Architects, a nationally acclaimed church resourcing organization. \u201cInnovative Ideas for a Hard Season\u201d will be the focus. 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